Nicole, you are
so right! In fact, I found it alarming for
someone to even suggest that taking the mark is
reversible. We all have family/friends that may
be left behind, so his "opinion" is very
dangerous! Below is interview w/Biblical support
re MOTB.

CREDENTIALS: Dr.
Mark Hitchcock is a leading Bible prophecy
expert, prolific author who has penned over 20
books on the end times, senior pastor of Faith
Bible Church located in Oklahoma, and adjunct
faculty member of the Dallas Theological Seminary.
He is also a much in demand speaker at Bible
prophecy conferences all over the nation.http://www.lamblion.us/2010/02/mark-hitchcock-on-mark-of-beast.html

Dr. Hitchcock: To
reject the Mark, though, means one will of course have
to pay the consequences. AsRevelation 14:9-11 tells us:

"If
anyone worships the beast and his image and
receives his mark on the forehead or on the hand,
he, too, will drink of the wine of God's fury,
which has been poured full strength into the cup
of his wrath. He will be tormented with burning
sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and of
the Lamb. And the smoke of their torment rises for
ever and ever. There is no rest day or night for
those who worship the beast and his image, or for
anyone who receives the mark of his name."

These
verses say that once a person takes the Mark they
are doomed. There is no going back and no hope for
salvation.

The Mark of the Beast will be
given out after the Rapture. It will
be something that people will know
they are taking. Those left behind will be making a
conscious choice, and we know this because God is
going to hold them eternally accountable for what they
decide. People don't need to worry that they are going
to somehow take the Mark accidentally.

"He
also forced everyone, small and great,
rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark
on his right hand or on his forehead, so that no
one could buy or sell unless he had the mark,
which is the name of the beast or the number of
his name." Revelation 13:16-17

Dr. Hitchcock:
I believe the Bible makes it clear the Mark of
the Beast will be very simple. The Mark the Bible says
will be upon the right hand or the forehead. That it
is "upon" is especially clear in the Greek.

People generally
have failed to understand the two main purposes of the
Mark of the Beast.

Revelation 13:18 tells us the Mark will be the numerical
value of the name of the Antichrist. When people
take that mark they are taking his name on
themselves. And so, first and foremost, the Mark
of the Beast will be a global pledge of allegiance
or an oath of loyalty that one is accepting the
Antichrist as God. This is a spiritual issue, as
people will either choose Antichrist or they will
choose Christ.

The
secondary purpose of the Mark of the Beast will be
to serve as a commercial passport used in business
transactions.

Taking the Mark will be the one
time in history when choosing sides will be a clear
cut decision. A person will choose whether they are on
the Antichrist's side when they take his mark, or by
rejecting that mark are telling the world that they
are instead aligning themselves with Jesus Christ.

To reject the
Mark, though, means one will of course have to pay the
consequences. As Revelation 14:9-11 tells us:

"If anyone
worships the beast and his image and receives his
mark on the forehead or on the hand, he, too, will
drink of the wine of God's fury, which has been
poured full strength into the cup of his wrath. He
will be tormented with burning sulfur in the
presence of the holy angels and of the Lamb. And
the smoke of their torment rises for ever and
ever. There is no rest day or night for those who
worship the beast and his image, or for anyone who
receives the mark of his name."

These verses say
that once a person takes the Mark they are doomed.
There is no going back and no hope for salvation.

One thing that is
important everyone remembers today and that we need to
be clear on is that nothing today is the mark of the
beast. People can get so afraid that their social
security card or this and that is the Mark of the
Beast. The Mark of the Beast will be given out after
the Rapture. It will be something that people will know
they are taking. Those left behind will be making a
conscious choice, and we know this because God is
going to hold them eternally accountable for what they
decide. People don't need to worry that they are going
to somehow take the Mark accidentally.

A lot of the
technology today may be leading towards controlling
what people buy and sell, but nothing today is the
Mark of the Beast. People today do not need to be
afraid of the Mark, and we don't need to be afraid of
technology. Technology ultimately is a tool. If it is
used rightly it is a good thing. Ultimately, all
technology will fall into the hands of the Antichrist
- the man who declares himself to be God - and He will
use it for evil purposes.